So...I just got home from London........here's an update.

[Pert_UK]

Yeah, it is a bit quieter than usual today, but the atmosphere seems to be, "Well, that was really shitty but I'll be buggered if I'm going to let terrorists push me around and scare me away from London....Having said that, it's Friday and the Tube isn't running properly, so maybe I'll just go down the pub today instead."

People are very philosophical and stoic about the whole thing - I think we were all expecting it and are secretly relieved that it wasn't worse than it was, even though everyone recognises the terrible tragedy.

No, the army aren't running the whole city and to be honest I expected to see far more policemen and women around. Life for most people is almost back to normal, with the exception of disrupted travel....Of course for many people life will never be the same again, as they cope with injury and the loss of loved ones....My heart really goes out to them.

My friends have so many stories - my mate Jon should really have been on one of the trains that exploded, but for the first time in a year he decided he couldn't face the crowded tube train and took another route....can you imagine? Another had heard that the tubes weren't running so decided to drive to work - she was 50m away from the bus in a traffic jam when it exploded.

So there you go......people are certainly angry and shaken, but it's almost as if there's been a collective shrug of shoulders, with Londoners feeling that it will take a lot more than that to shake us and make us fear a few evil fuckers with twisted values and bombs.

Chris.

[Zuni]

1. Good Attitude

stay strong London :thumbsup:

No people in the world do better when the shit hits the fan than Londoners

[ewagner]

2. Thank you for your insight

It's always good to hear a first-person account.

btw: I am always taken aback by those stories of how fate intervened in so many lives. It's true of every tragedy.

[stellanoir]

3. thanks for the report

glad you at yours are safe.

[KT2000]

4. Thanks for that

and I love the attitude!
Sure shows how listening to one's intuition can be so important.

[cassandra uprising]

5. Thank you for the update

Rock over London.

One of my closet friends my college is in London this summer. He happened to oversleep yesterday and missed the bombings by ten minutes. Likewise my heart goes out to all of those who weren't as lucky.

:hug:

[Elidor]

6. Glad to hear you're okay

I'd been wondering how you were.

[ist rad]

7. As a Londoner i have to say, beautifully put.

I spent yesterday in the pub myself. I had the day off, and it's what I'd normally do if I didn't have to go to work, so why do different? Panic in England's north, east, south, and west quarters? Pah. There ain't even panic in Romford's north, east, south and west quarters. Well, no more than usual, anyway....

[SOteric]

8. My heart just aches for those poor people

who've suffered hurt and loss. They're ordinary folk going about the business of going about their business.

I'm glad that you're well and safe, and it's good to hear that most are taking it with the classic 'stiff upper lip.'

:hug: